Martha, Martha, Martha!

Sorry for the delay, ladies! Here’s the long-overdue breakdown of the fabulous visit Nina and I had to the Martha Stewart Show!

Wednesday morning’s weather brought us a *terrible* rainstorm, but we still managed to have an amazing time. After huddling in line to be admitted (go figure we BOTH forgot umbrellas, and were forced to wear our scarves over our heads like little Ukrainian grannies), we finally made it in. After grabbing the tickets, going through a metal detector (no weapons for Martha! haha), we were ushered to a waiting area. We signed release forms and watched clips of Martha on HUGE big screen TVs.

Waiting to be admitted into the studio

They had their warm-up guy tell us all the different segments Martha would be taping today (Steamed fish! Garden tours! Scones!), and then he taught us all the different cue signals he’d be giving us throughout the taping – clapping, standing ovation, “oooooh!” , and “mmmmm!”. So funny! He also told us that our taping would be live, which we didn’t realize! It was funny to see everyone frantically pull out their cell phones and start calling people to tell them to tape the episode. After going through the whole speech, it was finally time to go to the actual studio.

It. Was. Breathtaking.

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I don’t think words can describe how much I fell in love with Martha’s set. It was like a preppy girl’s dream come true! It was bright, cheery, neat, perfectly staged! Gorgeous dove grey cabinets, shelving with gorgeous dishware (and plenty of Martha’s signature robin’s egg blue cooking appliances and serve ware). I won’t lie to you- after an hour in that studio, I wanted to redo my entire wedding registry color scheme. (I hope that, by admitting that, I’m not the only one out there that color-schemed her entire registry? hmmm…)

Even that greenhouse in the photo above? All live plants! (Like we’re so surprised there. I mean, it’s Martha.) I guess they even have a full-time horticulturalist on staff to tend to them! Unreal. Nina and I ooohed and ahhhed the set, as well as the fabulous outfits some of the MS staffers were wearing. I’ve never seen leggings and wellies look so chic!

Check out all the lights and flatscreens hanging from the ceiling!

After pumping up the crowd with some seriously loud dance music, The Mistress of Domesticity herself came out. She looked impeccable, and put on a great show. We were even lucky enough to win some serious giveaways! A $60 gift certificate to GameStop, 2 trivia books, and a Martha Stewart crafting knife. Such loot!

Adorable Miss Nina after the show… Always impeccably dressed!

After the show finished taping, we were allowed to pull out our cameras again and snap away at Miss Martha. She did Q & A time with the audience for about 5 minutes, which I thought was cool. I even taped a little video on my camera for posterity! ha Sadly, my camera takes terrible photos when it’s zoomed, so here’s the best shot I have of MS herself:

All in all, it was a fabulous experience! I highly recommend that you apply for tickets (a month or so in advance) if you ever plan on coming to NYC. Maybe you can visit Martha too!